The Fifteenth Note, Temporal Felicity.

• THis Note, even in the Car∣dinal's Opinion, liable to many exceptions; and therefore, at once to prevent them all, he tells us roundly that Catholick Princes never adhered unto God heartily, but that they most easily triumphed over their Enemies. p. 368.
• I. This cannot be esteemed a Note of the Church.
  • 1. Because God hath no where promised it in all the Holy Gospel. p. 369.
  • 2. Because for several Ages together the Church could not pretend to any such thing as Temporal Felicity. p. 370.
  • 3. Because of those miseries which the Church of God must endure in the Dayes of Antichrist. p. 371.
• II. The Historical Passages which the Cardinal produces for this Note do not prove what he intends. p. 372.
• Great Partiality made use of in the choice of these Instances. p. 373.
• The Story of Rhadagaisus and his Son's Death, the defeat of the numerous Army of the Goths by Honorius, conside∣red. ibid.
• The various Successes of the Holy-War, did at last con∣clude to the Advantages of the Infidels. p. 374.
• The Story of the Albigenses, and the successes of both sides im∣partially related, wherein these Hereticks seem clearly to have the advantage. p. 375, 376, 377.
• The Victory of Charles the V. no such mighty Miracle as pretended. p. 378.
• Many Examples of Infidels and Hereticks alledged, who have been as prosperous and succes∣ful in the World, as any Ca∣tholicks can pretend to. p. 379.
• The History of Uladislaus King of Poland and Hungary, up∣on his rupture of the Peace with Amurath the Second. p. 380.
• The Ʋnfortunate Battel of Mo∣hatz related. p. 381.
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• The Prosperous Reign of Queen Elizabeth, notwithstanding all the attempts both of For∣reign and Domestick Enemies. p. 381. to 387.
• The Author of the use and great moment of the Notes of the Church, reflected upon. p. 388. 389.
• The Recapitulation and Conclu∣sion to the whole Work. p. 390.